整编 (zhěng biān) — reorganize (troops); regroup | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A military term meaning to reorganize and regroup troops into a new structure, often for greater effectiveness. Use it in armed-forces or wartime contexts, not for ordinary organizational changes.

verb

reorganize (troops)regroup

Examples

整编。
Sī lìng bù jué dìng duì zhè sān gè shī jìn xíng zhěng biān.
The headquarters decided to reorganize these three divisions.
，整编。
Zhàn hòu, zhè zhī duì wu bèi zhěng biān wèi zhèng guī jūn.
After the war, this unit was reorganized into a regular army.
整编。
zhěng biān Hòu de bù duì zhàn dòu lì xiǎn zhù tí shēng.
After the reorganization, the combat effectiveness of the troops improved significantly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

整zhěngput in order

编biānarrange

“整” put in order and “编” arrange combine to mean reorganize.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

敕正整

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng整zhěng

Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 編; 编 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

扁

扁biǎn編biān

Same sound today

The traditional form 編 pairs 糸 (thread), for knitting a book together, with 扁 as the sound part; the simplified 编 is only a shorthand.

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